The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-11-17
their keeper. but were eYidently almost

their keeper, but were evidently almost
overwhelmed by the tragedy.
Deputy-Sheriff o NELL told the fol
lowing story to an Associate Press re
porter. (By way of preface it may bt
said that this same deputy has beer
cell, and Deputy Engelhard was his
Said O'Neili: cat $40 o'clock every
thing in the Jail was quiet, and the
common prisoners we've taking the1I
| breakfast in the usual manner. JaileI
Conrad Folz, having driven ufrom his
home on the North Side, entered
the Jail at the hour men
toned. His first question was
as to how Lingg felt: This
remark was delivered to myself. re-
J this morning. had my back to the
door of his cell, but to assure myself,
turned about and looked into the en-
closure. Lingg was lying down on his
cot. There was a candle burning on
his table. The use of a candle has
been allowed him for some time. JailoT
Folz went into his private Office, which
is about twenty feet from the cage in
which Lingg's cell is. A moment later
IuCI0 WAS oil C4RIOoIOns AZ A41A0
it was such an explosion as would be
occasioned by the discharge of a
double barreIled shotgun, heavily
loaded with not only bird, but slug
shot.
Immediately myself and EngeIhart,
with Deputies Egan and Hogan, the
two latter being near at hand
jumped to the door of the cell.
at the moment of the explosion
u vi Nf ~ u
crossing the reception room of the jail,
came to our assistance.
AT this minute we saw a few wreaths
of smoke coming out Of the cell occu-
pied by Lingg. The prisoner was on
the floor. The lower part of his face
was such a mass of blood that the fea-
lures were unrecogniZable. Blood was
scattered over the floor on the cot, in
places on the wall, and the body of the
suicide was covered with it. Deputy
Egan was Immediately dispatched
to the insane department Of the jail.
When the doctor came to the jail
proper, he saw at once that the case
was one which ne could not safely
handle alone. He sent messenger
around to DR.. Feuger's house, which Is
La Sale avenue, few blocks away.
DIR. Feugsr is a skilled surgeon. As
soon as he arrived he ordered Lingg
taken to another room. The one Sc
lected was the bath room of the jail.
The dying man was carried to this
apartment by myself and the three
deputies mentioned. He was placed
on hastily improvised table.
By this time three other physicians
had arrived. One. dressed the torn
tion to the tongue of
the mortally wounded man. A portion
of the tongue was left and was at
tached to the palate. This fell back
into thel throat, stopping Lingg's
breathing. The physician pulled this
was held by a deputy thus allowing
respiration.
While this was going ON another sur
geon operated a deodoriZer, another
had a syringe in his hand and frequent
ly injected potions of brandy and again
doses of salt. Morphine injections were
also given.
manner in which Lingg took his life.
He said: Ling in some way became
possessed of dynamite cap. This
cap is between one and one-half inches
long. 1t is made of copper, and the
outer end is plugged up with piece of
lead. The copper for at least half an
inch is filed with dynamite, Then
small portion is filed with Illuminating
powder. Into this powder runs fuse
made ofLbraided cloth. In my opinion
Lingg, while lying in bed, reached out
his hand, took from his table the
lighted candle, then placed the ex-
piosive in his mouth, with the fuse out
ward. This he placed to the candle,
and his mortal wound followed.
READY FOR THE WORST.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-'What prepare
tions have you made against possible
trouble as result Of tO-morroW's exc
cution?" asked a reporter OF General
FitZ Simmons, brigadier commander of
the Illinois state militia.
Il can outline no plans, was the
generals reply. sit would not be pol
icy for me to do so. will say, howev-
er, that 750 men in the second regiment
and 500 in the first can be thrown into
the field for action at very short notice.
Also that $50 men in the third regi-
ment and 400 in the fourth can be added
to the forces of the first and second
regiments within, probably, three
hours time. do not anticipate any
serious trouble"
TAKE IT QUIETLY.
Shortly after z O'Clock Sheriff Mat
son came to the jail. His mission was
twofold. He wanted to give personal
notice to Spies. Engel, Fischer and
Parsons that they would have to suf-
fer the extreme penalty of the law.
He also wanted to see that his deputies
were so placed that all unauthorized
people should be kept from the vicinity.
When the sheriff went to the cell room
he was accompanied by Deputies Price,
Turner and Galpin. The quartette
stayed in the cell room foriabout twenty
minutes. The sheriff would only say
that none of the condemned men
showed any signs of breaking down.
DR.. Bolton, of the First Methodist
church, called on Parsons. His visit
lasted about three minutes, and his eff
forts to get Parsons to consider spirit
ual matters were of no avail.
Captain Setback was the next noted
arrival. He had been telephoned fol
by the sheriff. The ''burgomaster," as
he is styled, went into the cell room
When he came out he. said he
had not talked with any of the
anarchists. He was asked by deputy
to step into the room where the body OF
Louis Lingg lay. The Captain indig-
nantly refused to look at the remains
81 don't want to see Lingg," he said
II haven't seen him in months, and
don't want to see him now that he il
dead" Then supper was brought from
| a nelghDOrlng restaurant. All OF Cn6
anarchists partook of cream toast
Fischer INDUCED in steak, Engel ate
some mutton chops. All tool
coffee. In connection it may
be said that last night
when Lingg was asked what he would
like for breakfast he ordered potatoes
and chicken salad. He took his lift
before he ate the meal. After the sup
pers were brought in the undertake
who was to take charge of Lingg's re
mains came. Next was borne il
Iingg's coffin. 1t was made of pin
and stained walnut. The undertake
and his assistants placed the remain
in the coffin, and it wa
decided to allow it to re
main in the jail all night. at 1
o'clock Spies, Fielden and Engel wer
taken from the rooms in which the
had bad, farewell to their relatives an
consigned to their cells. These wer
, soon closely guarded. An arme
deputy stood in front Of eac
: barred door. Inside the cell of eac
prisoner was lantern, while a tabl
! was placed outside, and on this was
/ lamp, thus giving the guards an OF
pOrtunity to watch the movements